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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D. Specifications, performance, tests

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2024-11-07
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
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2026-01-29
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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D

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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D or AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a base frequency of 4.7 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 120 W. Released in 2024-11-07.

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D has a base frequency of 4.7 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 120 W. Released in 2026-01-29.

Differences

  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.6 GHz left arrow 5.2 GHz

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    Ryzen 9000 Series left arrow Ryzen 9000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    4.7 GHz left arrow 4.7 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 16
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.2 GHz left arrow 5.6 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.2 GHz left arrow 5.6 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU Frequency
    2200 MHz left arrow 2200 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • Graphics Cores
    2 left arrow 2
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D and AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5 left arrow DDR5
  • PCIe
    PCIe 5.0 left arrow PCIe 5.0
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    120 W left arrow 120 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    120 W left arrow 120 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Zen 5 left arrow Zen 5
  • Codename
    Granite Ridge AM5 left arrow Granite Ridge AM5
  • I/O die process
    TSMC 6nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 6nm FinFET
  • L2-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • L3-Cache
    96 MB left arrow 96 MB
  • Release date
    2024-11-07 left arrow 2026-01-29
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow AM5
  • Technology
    TSMC 4nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 4nm FinFET

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 8

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsAMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3DResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Linux 385.190925 samples/min Submissions: 31 383.795396 samples/min Submissions: 6 -0.4 %
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 366.507078 samples/min Submissions: 147 369.333839 samples/min Submissions: 13 +0.8 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Linux 395.565005 samples/min Submissions: 25 402.598448 samples/min Submissions: 11 +1.8 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 370.912589 samples/min Submissions: 163 372.970672 samples/min Submissions: 49 +0.6 %
Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / Linux 280.833242 samples/min Submissions: 11 409.178196 samples/min Submissions: 8 +45.7 %
Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / Windows 367.535688 samples/min Submissions: 48 381.718049 samples/min Submissions: 6 +3.9 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 333.029807 samples/min Submissions: 989 345.155384 samples/min Submissions: 19 +3.6 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 320.502075 samples/min Submissions: 444 330.003228 samples/min Submissions: 5 +3.0 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Cinebench R15 / multi-core 3647 points
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Cinebench R15 / single-core 328 points
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Cinebench R20 / multi-core 9057 points
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Cinebench R20 / single-core 818 points
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Cinebench R23 / multi-core 23230 points
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Cinebench R23 / single-core 2080 points

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 11708.093805 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B850M GAMING X WIFI6E
Duration: 85.411 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D 14388.075163 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX
Duration: 69.502 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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